Mostly oddities and leftovers....

Thanx 4 putting-up with my ranting in the last post. Fri nite's music-during-work was WAY better. At 1 point, I had Five Man Electrical Band's "Signs" cranked-up LOUD & during an instrumental break I put-on my DJ voice & "announced" 2 1 of R nighttime Regulars:
"Takin' you back to the summer of 1971...."
& he nailed me with:
"I don't think you ever LEFT the summer of '71!"
So there you go. That'll probly B written on my tombstone....

...I think I've gotten about all the new & worthwhile info I can get outta Joel Whitburn & BILLBOARD's TOP POP SINGLES bible -- which means there'll probly B a couple more lists of trivia here & that'll B about it. 4 me, the book is well worth the $$$. I've learned a lot. There R still a few Great Lost Singles out there I can't track down, but Joel's helped me quite a bit with that, or at least confirmed 4 me that they actually Xist.
Here's another batch of I-thot-intresting chart info:

The Beatles' "There's a Place" peaked at #74 in Spring 1964. "All My Loving" peaked at #45 in Spring '64.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Blue Collar" peaked at #68, Winter '73.
Albert Hammond: "Names, Tags, Numbers and Labels" failed 2 reach the Hot 100, Spring '74.
Junior Walker and the All-Stars: "Take Me Girl, I'm Ready," #50, Summer '71. (Great early-'70s R&B....)
The Who: "Love, Reign O'er Me," #76, Winter '73; "The Real Me," #92, Spring '74; "Long Live Rock," #54, Summer '79; "Eminence Front," #68, Winter '82.
Tim Moore: "Charmer," #91, Spring '75.
Rod Stewart: "Handbags and Gladrags," #42, Spring '72.
Blue Mink: "By the Devil I Was Tempted," failed 2 reach the Hot 100, Spring '73.
Boomtown Rats: "I Don't Like Mondays," #73, Spring '80.
David Bowie: "Changes," #66, Summer '72/#41, Winter '74. "TVC 15," #64, Summer '76. "Suffragette City" was released only as the B-side to "Starman," #65, Summer '72. (What were they THINKING?)
John Denver: "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy," #62, Summer '73; "Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)," #89, Fall '73.
Cars: "It's All I Can Do," #41, Fall '79; "Since You're Gone," #41, Spring '82.
Al Stewart: "On the Border," #42, Spring '77.
Tower of Power: "Down to the Nightclub," #66, Fall '72.
Detroit Emeralds: "Feel the Need in Me," #110, Winter '72; #90, Summer '77. (Xcellent early-'70s soul....)
Ventures: "The 2,000-Pound Bee," #91, Winter '62.
Tracey Ullman: "Break-A-Way," #70, Summer '84. (Xcellent fake-"Girl-Group" pop....)
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke: "Resurrection Shuffle," #40, Summer '71.
Tom Jones: "Resurrection Shuffle," #38, Summer '71.
Bob Dylan: "On a Night Like This," #44, Spring '74.
The Band: "The Weight," #63, Fall '68.
Evie Sands: "You Brought the Woman Out of Me," #50, Spring '75.
Smokie: "If You Think You Know How to Love Me," #96, Summer '75.
Jefferson Airplane: "Crown of Creation," #64, Winter '68. "Volunteers," #65, Winter '69.
Tears for Fears: "Change," #73, Summer '83.
Kenny Loggins: "Conviction of the Heart," #65, Fall '91.
Firefall: "Livin' Ain't Livin'," #42, Summer '76.
Joan Armatrading: "Drop the Pilot," #78, Summer '83 (her only Hot 100 entry....)
Bananarama: "Robert DeNiro's Waiting," #95, Summer '84.
Black Sabbath: "Paranoid," #61, Winter '70; "Iron Man," #52, Spring '72.
Deodato: "Rhapsody in Blue," #41, Fall '73.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band: "You Angel You," #58, Summer '79. (Their version of Bruce Springsteen's "For You" failed 2 reach the Hot 100....)
Pete Townshend: "A Little is Enough" (edited), #72, Fall '80; "Rough Boys," #89, Winter '80.
U2: "I Will Follow" (live), #81, Winter '84; "New Year's Day," #53, Spring '83.
Spirit: "1984," #69, Spring '70; "Animal Zoo," #97, Fall '70; "Mr. Skin," #92, Fall '73.
Jimmy Barnes: "Working Class Man" (from the movie GUNG HO), #74, Spring '86.
Police: "Secret Journey," #46, Spring '82.
Wendy and Lisa: "The Closing of the Year (Main Theme from TOYS)," #53 on the Airplay chart, Winter '92. (Gorgeous choral vocals....)
Banana Splits: "The Tra La La Song," #96 (charted for 1 week), Winter '69.
Donna Summer: "State of Independence," #41, Fall '82.
Nik Kershaw: "Wouldn't it be Good?," #46, Spring '84.
Mary-Chapin Carpenter: "Passionate Kisses," #57, Spring '93.
Wall of Voodoo: "Mexican Radio," #58, Spring '83.
Indigo Girls: "Closer to Fine," #52, Summer '89.
Bare Naked Ladies: "It's All Been Done," #44, Winter '98.